America : the sacred mountain -- The sacred mountain in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Aegean -- The Greek Temple -- Olympia and the acropolis of Athens -- Hellenistic and Roman : the ideal world of interior space -- The Gothic cathedral : structure -- The Gothic cathedral : experience -- Italian urbanism : the town and the garden -- The French classic garden : the art of pourtraiture -- The shape of France : gardens, fortifications, and modern urbanism -- Palladio, the English garden, and the modern age
A comprehensive study of architecture through the ages and it's relationship to the natural world